The World Central Kitchen nonprofit, which provides meals in Gaza, said it had stopped its operations in the Palestinian territory’s southern city of Rafah due to “ongoing attacks” in the area, AFP reports.

The US-based charity was founded by celebrity Spanish-American chef Jose Andres to provide food to communities facing humanitarian crises and disasters.

“In the face of Israeli operations in Rafah, countless families are being forced to flee once again,” the charity said on social media platform X.

“Ongoing attacks have forced us to pause work at our main kitchen in Rafah and relocate many of our community kitchens further north.”

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